TV Service on Road

We've Dish month-to-month with Tailgater that we've had mixed use of. Only two places in a cross country trip let us 'see' all the satellites, what with trees, mountains, other campers, whatever.

For data, we use an AT&T hotspot (separate device, not a phone). Went with a separate one so it could be used while traveling (I have to drive, wife surfs!). We've been from Virginia to San Francisco and back, and from VA to Arizona and back and not had any coverage issues other than two places that no one got any coverage from any carrier.

As for streaming - that uses so much data that even free WiFi places will throttle or knock you off. Just about every CG will say not to do it if theirs is anywhere near usable.

the bear II wrote:
For TV we use DISH with a TailGater Portable antenna. It works well as long as we have a clear shot to the south in order to pickup the satellite signal. We also use a winegard batwing antenna on the roof to locate local channels. If the RV park has cable we also use it to fill in any gaps in coverage.

For internet we use the RV Park WiFi or our cell service.

A good source for additional info is http://www.jackdanmayer.com/communication.htm

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Depends a lot on what you want to spend.

DReisinger wrote:
...location to location

Wondering if you mean while actually moving?

If so, cellular is going to be the only option I believe.

For TV we use DISH with a TailGater Portable antenna. It works well as long as we have a clear shot to the south in order to pickup the satellite signal. We also use a winegard batwing antenna on the roof to locate local channels. If the RV park has cable we also use it to fill in any gaps in coverage.

For internet we use the RV Park WiFi or our cell service.

A good source for additional info is http://www.jackdanmayer.com/communication.htm

Preferred by me is Directv and Verizon internet, only because I'm in a fifth wheel.

we use the free wifi for basic stuff.. I travel with a Verizon MIFI that we will use for a secure network.. and If there is no tv.. we also have a sling box account.. as long as you have internet you can have tv....

I think you are going to have to be more specific about your locations and service desires.

The "most preferred" is to stay at a site that provides reliable WiFi and a cable TV connection.

If you mostly dry camp or stay in the boondocks, the answers are entirely different.

I use the over-the-air TV antenna that came with the C (omni-directional fixed) and the wifi hotspot feature on my Verizon cell phone.
But I am not greatly disappointed if either ends up being out of service at a particular location for a couple of days.

I use my phone as a wifi hotspot and a Winegard Carryout with Dish Network for TV. We don't stream video so do not worry about data. Just use it for browsing and email.